z34dumas Posted February 15, 2013 Report Posted February 15, 2013 soo about 6 months ago my front struts were comin up and slappin against the cap on top of the tower... making a horrible noise and deforming the caps. i went to jack up the car and the passenger side strut assembly blew apart. i literally replaced everything front and back except the springs and it was fine for awhile but now they are rubbin the caps again..... could this mean my springs are wore? anyone else have this problem before? Quote
White93z34 Posted February 15, 2013 Report Posted February 15, 2013 That should never, ever happen. First guess. The strut nut that holds the cartridge in is absent, the threads in the knuckle are stripped or it is in some way not holding the strut firmly in the housing. Second Guess. The Strut mount is beyond ruined and was not replaced last time. Quote
z34dumas Posted February 16, 2013 Author Report Posted February 16, 2013 no the mounts are brand new i put everything in myself... and the nut is there i checked everything and made sure it was all tight but im still getting the noise and scrubbing on the top plates and the tops of the strut rod are mushroomed out. i cant figure it out Quote
94 olds vert Posted February 17, 2013 Report Posted February 17, 2013 That should not be happening. Something is causing the strut not to be held in place properly. Quote
z34dumas Posted February 17, 2013 Author Report Posted February 17, 2013 yeah idk.. can't figure it out. Quote
ron350 Posted February 18, 2013 Report Posted February 18, 2013 Z34 hate to see your having problems with those front strut mounts. Can you remember what brand of strut and mount you used? Quote
z34dumas Posted February 19, 2013 Author Report Posted February 19, 2013 i got them at carquest.. maybe monroe struts and dorman mounts. cant remember Quote
rich17 Posted February 19, 2013 Report Posted February 19, 2013 Strut blown and pushing up? it should be recoiling IIRC Quote
intern8tion9l Posted February 20, 2013 Report Posted February 20, 2013 actually they naturally want to push out Quote
mchill07 Posted February 20, 2013 Report Posted February 20, 2013 With the strut removal tool, do the cartridges come out through the top? If so, how do they come out? Quote
z34dumas Posted February 21, 2013 Author Report Posted February 21, 2013 thinkin about sellin it:think: Quote
intern8tion9l Posted February 21, 2013 Report Posted February 21, 2013 With the strut removal tool, do the cartridges come out through the top? If so, how do they come out? Take off the top nut, then that big rubber bushing. There is a weird shaped metal cap thing under the rubber that has to loosen about a half turn to be removed, then the strut cartridge is held in place by a cap with 3 holes in it(this is where the tool comes into play). Is that top metal retainer under the rubber bushing damaged? Quote
mchill07 Posted February 22, 2013 Report Posted February 22, 2013 I just Replaced my strut cartridges today. I only did the new monroe sensa-tracs and the monroe strut mount. The bumper that is supposed to be between the mount and the top of the cartridge disintegrated practically into dust. I could not find a suitable replacement, and dealer wants as much as the strut it's self. I put everything back together without the bumpers and the results are great! The remover tool from auto zone was a lifesaver. Quote
z34dumas Posted February 23, 2013 Author Report Posted February 23, 2013 thats good. no more noise? Quote
mchill07 Posted February 23, 2013 Report Posted February 23, 2013 No noise, I do notice that the front is much firmer than the rear. But no problems back there yet, so I'll wait. Did you have the bumpers for you front struts? Quote
z34dumas Posted February 24, 2013 Author Report Posted February 24, 2013 yeah mine are brand new. but the old ones weren't that bad either... Quote
J.r. Patton Posted February 24, 2013 Report Posted February 24, 2013 hmm is it possible that the struts you have are for a base model? Could be a bit taller.. It happens alot at the part stores. Like my INTL is the FE3 but if you dont tell em at the part store theyll give you base model parts. But this is the damnedest thing though..... Quote
z34dumas Posted February 24, 2013 Author Report Posted February 24, 2013 hadn't thought of that... they might be. i ordered them before i really knew about the fe3 option. Quote
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